Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Poplar Ridge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Poplar Ridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Poplar Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Poplar Ridge: Poplar Rdg. (or less commonly used: Poplar Rdge. or Poplar Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Poplar Ridge is located in Marshall County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Ridge:
- Marshall County (The home county of Poplar Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Columbus City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Mid ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Scant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Grassy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Guntersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- McLarty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Bright Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Birdie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Brooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Highmound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Joppa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Grove Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Whiton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Hix ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Chigger Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Gibson Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Luttrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Powell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Geraldine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fyffe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rains ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Floy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Paint Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Lim Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Pleasant Groves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Langston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Hollytree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Scottsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Swancott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Capshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Belle Mina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Center Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Gurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Brownsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Greenwycke Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Ryland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Country Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Morgan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Lacey's Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Briscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Apple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Valhermoso Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Florette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Winton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Hulaco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Eva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Priceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Ridge.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Poplar Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Hayden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Drake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kennamer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whittaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Humpton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (850 more) ...
- Bullock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brazelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Poplar Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Ridge, with the one closest to Poplar Ridge listed first.
- Nebo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Berkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Bucksnort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cottonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Swearengin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Swearengin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengin
- Garth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garth is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Haden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haden is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Ridge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Ridge, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Poplar Ridge:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Poplar Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poplar Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |